Overview

• Orlando City sits fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 9-5-6 record and has netted 37 goals in 20 matches.
• Charlotte FC stands ninth in the conference after dropping three straight games and conceding 11 goals over its last five outings.
• Defender Alex Freeman remains with the U.S. national team, leaving Orlando’s back line without a key starter.
• Charlotte will be without Wilfried Zaha due to a suspension for yellow-card accumulation, depriving the home side of its top scorer.
• Orlando won the first meeting 3-1 on May 14 and aims to replicate that result at Bank of America Stadium.